Gregg Keizer reports: A federal judge last week dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit that accused Microsoft of duping customers when it fed them company anti-piracy software as a critical security update, court documents show. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones dismissed the case last Friday, a day after the plaintiffs and Microsoft agreed to drop the…
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EPIC to Defend Readers’ Privacy at Google Books Hearing
From EPIC.org: On February 18, 2010, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg will appear in federal court in New York to represent readers’ privacy and right to read anonymously. EPIC will urge Judge Chin to reject Google’s deal with publishers, which requires readers to provide sensitive personal information to view digital books offered by Google, but fails to protect…
Appeals court to review standards for cellphone data requests by government
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: In a case with broad privacy implications, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday will hear arguments on the minimum legal standards that prosecutors need to meet when requesting cell phone location data for law enforcement purposes. The case’s prosecutors have argued that to ask for data they only…
Court Keeps White House Spy Docs Secret
David Kravets writes: A federal appellate panel on Tuesday blocked a court order requiring disclosure of e-mail between the White House, Justice Department, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence — communications that paved the way for new spy legislation. The 2008 messages were a precursor to Congress adopting legislation that…